The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 The word of the Lord came to me:

Other Translations of Jeremiah 2:1

King James Version

The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Standard Version

The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

The Message

The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 God's Message came to me. It went like this:

New King James Version

The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New Living Translation

The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel

21 The Lord gave me another message. He said,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 2:1

Commentary on Jeremiah 2:1-8

(Read Jeremiah 2:1-8)

Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be upbraided with their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion, commonly oppose it more than those who never knew it. For this they could have no excuse. God's spiritual Israel must own their obligations to him for safe conduct through the wilderness of this world, so dangerous to the soul. Alas, that many, who once appeared devoted to the Lord, so live that their professions aggravate their crimes! Let us be careful that we do not lose in zeal and fervency, as we gain knowledge.